The West York Borough Police Department is a member of the Metropolitan York Police Testing Consortium. Written and Oral Tests are administered by this consortium.

The Metropolitan York Police Testing Consortium will be holding entry level testing on Friday, February 20, 2015 and Saturday, February 21, 2015 at the York County School of Technology, located at 2179 South Queen Street York, PA 17403.

This testing will consist only of the written examination!

All Departments are Equal Opportunity Employers.

Member Departments listed participate in the York County Forensic Team and the York County Quick Response Team.

Applications/information packets must be submitted with a $50.00 non-refundable check or money order.

Acceptance of Applications CLOSED at 5:00 pm. on Friday, February 13, 2015!

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS

U.S. Citizen . Age 21 by July 1, 2015—Non-Civil Service Departments . Age 21 by February 11, 2015—Civil Service Departments . Must possess a valid PA Driver’s License prior to appointment and must be physically and mentally fit .

In addition to other physical examination criteria:

*The applicant must be able to distinguish a normal whisper at a distance of

15 feet. The test shall be independently conducted for each ear, while the

tested ear is facing away from the speaker and the other ear is firmly covered

with the palm of the hand. The applicant is prohibited from using a

hearing aid during the testing. If the applicant fails the whisper test, a decibel audio test is

required.

*The applicant must have distant vision of at least 20/70, uncorrected, in the stronger eye,

correctable to 20/20; and at least 20/200, uncorrected, in the weaker eye, correctable to

at least 20/40; and must be free of any significant visual abnormalities.

i. The applicant must have normal depth perception.

II. The applicant must have normal color perception

III. The applicant must be free from any other significant visual abnormalities.

Individuals with disabilities who will need reasonable accommodation in order to complete the test should inform any of the Departments no later than 2 weeks prior to the administration of the test. The individual requesting the accommodation must provide documentation of the need for same.

APPLICANTS MAY BE REQUIRED TO PASS A PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT. All MPOETC standards may be reviewed on the MPOETC website at www.mpoetc.state.pa.us